Introduction: History and politics -- The early history -- The Roman Empire -- The Slavs and the Roman Empire -- Rus, the early beginnings -- The rise of the Kyiv state -- Civilization comes to Rus -- The Papal Crusades -- Internal conflict and foreign invasion -- The coming of the Mongols -- The rise of the Cossacks -- The Zaporozhian Brotherhood and the first Cossack wars -- Rising up against oppression -- The Ukrainian Revolution -- The revolution continues -- Alliance with the Tsar and the death of Khmelnitsky -- The Cossacks defeated -- The end of Cossack freedom -- Epilogue: The birth of the Ukrainian state
Summary
"Drawing on English, Ukrainian and French sources, this book chronicles the military and social origins of Ukraine and describes the differences between Ukraine and its neighbors. The author refutes the claim that Ukraine and Russia were once united in a common political system"-- Provided by publisher
